Which to use
“wehrte” and “wohnte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,211
- “wehrte” frequency rank
- #8,812
- “wohnte” frequency rank
- 31023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wehrte | wohnte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wehren | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wohnen |
Where the eye mixes wehrte and wohnte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. wehrte and wohnte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between wehrte and wohnte
A purely visual mix-up. wehrte ([ˈveːɐ̯tə]) and wohnte ([ˈvoːntə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31023, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wehrte is recorded at frequency rank #22,211, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈveːɐ̯tə]. wohnte is at rank #8,812, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvoːntə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 31023, this pair ranks #1,736,314 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wehrte vs wohnte
Shared letters: ehtw. Private to "wehrte": r. Private to "wohnte": no.
"wehrte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "wohnte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wehrte" and "wohnte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "wehrte" or "wohnte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "wehrte" and "wohnte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wehrte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wohnte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,736,314 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wehrte" and "wohnte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wehrte vs wehte". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,736,314 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.